NVIDIA’s Optimus technology is designed to let laptops with integrated and a discrete NVIDIA graphics card switch between the two options automatically. Since the NVIDIA graphics chip uses more power, it only kicks in when you need it, letting you rely on the Intel graphics chip in your processor the rest of the time. Up until […]
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Bumbleebee brings NVIDIA Optimus graphics switching to Linux
NVIDIA’s Optimus technology allows laptops with the latest Intel chips and NVIDIA graphics cards to automatically switch between Intel’s integrated graphics and NVIDIA’s higher performance graphics depending on what programs you’re running. This allows you to get better battery life when you don’t need bleeding edge graphics, while giving you the ability to play high […]
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Eee PC 1015PN with Windows 7 Home Premium now shipping… in Germany
The Asus Eee PC 1015PN is one of the most powerful netbooks on the market today, if that’s not an oxymoron. Sure, it doesn’t come close to matching a notebook with a Core i-series CPU, but this 10 inch netbook has a dual core 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 chip and the latest generation of NVIDIA […]
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Asus Eee PC 1015PN netbook w/NVIDIA ION 2 graphics unboxed
The Asus Eee PC 1015PN is one of the first 10 inch netbooks to feature second generation NVIDIA ION graphics. While the version of the ION chip used in 10 inch notebooks isn’t quite as powerful as the chip used nettops and larger notebooks it does provide more than enough graphics processing power to handle […]
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Asus Eee PC 1215N with NVIDIA ION up for pre-order
The Asus Eee PC 1215N is one of the most exciting NVIDIA ION-powered netbooks on the horizon. That’s because it will be one of the first to feature NVDIIA’s Optimus technology which automatically switches between the integrated low power Intel graphics and the higher performance NVIDIA graphics depending on what you’re doing with your computer. […]
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Asus Eee PC 1215N with NVIDIA ION to ship next month
If you’ve been waiting (im)patiently for Asus to bring the Eee PC 1215N mini-laptop with next-gen NVIDIA ION graphics to the US, it looks like you might have to wait just a little bit longer. Engadget reports that Asus will start shipping the laptop in the States on or around August 23rd. Sure, next week […]
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Alienware M11x gaming ultraportable gets spec bump
Dell is now offering the Alienware M11x with a choice of a Core 2 Duo, Core i5, or Core i7 processor. When the company started selling the laptop a few months ago, it was one of the cheapest, lightest, and smallest gaming laptops you could buy, weighing just 4.5 pounds and starting at $799. Sure, […]
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NVIDIA Optimus graphics switching coming to Asus, Acer netbooks
Were you disappointed to learn that the Asus Eee PC 1201PN wouldn’t have NVIDIA Optimus technology as had originally been promised? Don’t worry, it turns out Asus will be offering 10 and 12 inch mini-laptops with Optimus, and Acer’s upcoming 10 inch netbook with next-generation NVIDIA IOn graphics will as well. NVIDIA Optimus is a […]
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Asus Eee PC 1015N netbook with NVIDIA ION, Optimus technology
It looks like we should start seeing netbooks with NVIDIA’s Optimus technology soon. The Optimus platform allows netbooks with both integrated Intel graphics and dedicated NVIDIA ION graphics chips so shift seamlessly from one graphics card to the other depending on what you’re doing. Surfing the web? The lower power Intel graphics will kick in […]
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Asus Eee PC 1215N spotted with dual core Atom D510 processor
Sure, Intel is expected to introduce a dual core Atom N550 processor built for netbooks any day now. But some folks just don’t want to wait. Take Asus, for example. The company has apparently crammed an Intel Atom D510 dual core processor in its upcoming Asus Eee PC 1215N notebook. The D510 processor is designed […]